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Horseback Riding in Gold Country




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About Horseback Riding in Gold Country

Gold Country

Horseback riding is a great way to get outdoors and explore backcountry regions without hassling with backpacks and uncomfortable hiking boots. Horses can cover great distances in much less time than hiking. Generally, guided groups head for the most breathtaking lookout points and other points of interest that the region has to offer. Most of the stables in California offer trips from one to two hours and provide helmets for rider safety. Although any equestrian riding can be unpredictable, the horses are generally of calm temperament and disposition making them easy even for inexperienced children to ride. Below we've listed many of the stables in Gold Country from the vineyards surrounding Murphys to Yosemite National Park.

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Kirkwood Mountain Resort - Kirkwood is located along Highway 88 east of Lodi. Kirkwood is a popular ski mountain during the Winter and is considered to be a Tahoe area resort. During the summer, the stables at Kirkwood offer 1.5 to 2.5-hour horseback riding to alpine lakes, scenic lookouts, meadows and through dense forests. Most horse riding traverses the Mokelumne Wilderness and Carson Pass regions.

Kirkwood Mountain Resort
1501 Kirkwood Meadows Drive
Kirkwood, California 95646
(209) 258-4600
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Horse and Barrel - Murphys is located west of the historic town of Murphys off Highway 4. Horseback riding tours pass through several Sierra Foothill vineyards and one tour includes a descent into Moaning Caverns.

Horse and Barrel
2000 Nickerson Lane
Murphys, CA 95247
(209) 728-9333
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Copper Valley Trail Company - Copperopolis is located in the heart of Gold Country near Angels Camp, Sonora, Murphys and Jamestown. Traverse local lakes, historic locations, rolling hills and scenic lookouts on horseback. The stables at Copper Valley offer 1-hour to all-day horseback riding. Themed horse riding includes wildflower, photography, sunrise, sunset and horsemanship rides.

Copper Valley Trail Company
Copperopolis, California 95228
(209) 785-9801
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Aspen Meadow Pack Station - Pinecrest is located approximately 25-miles east of Sonora on Highway 108. The stables at Aspen Meadow offer 1-hour to half-day horseback riding that heads out to high-country meadows and lakes.

Aspen Meadow Pack Station, Inc.
Crabtree Road
Pinecrest, California 95389
(209) 965-3402
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Pine Mountain Lake Stables - Groveland located east of Modesto off Highway 120 at Pine Mountain Lake. The stables at Pine Mountain Lake offer guided horseback riding Wednesday through Sunday for 1 to 5-hours.

Pine Mountain Lake Stables
13309 Clifton Way
Groveland, California 95321
(209) 962-8667
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Tuolumne Meadows Stables - Yosemite are located on the north side of Highway 120 (Tioga Pass Road), just east of the Tuolumne Meadows Campground. The stables at Tuolumne Meadows offer many options from one-hour to all-day horseback riding to domes, meadows, waterfalls and alpine lakes.

Tuolumne Meadows Stables
Highway 120 (Tioga Pass Road)
Yosemite, California 95389
(209) 372-8427
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Yosemite Valley Stables - Yosemite are located near the North Pines campground at shuttle stop #18. The stables at Yosemite Valley offer several horseback riding options from 2-hour ride to Mirror Lake, half-day ride to Vernal & Nevada Falls, or an all-day ride past Nevada Falls to Quarter Dome and back. Horseback riding guides offer interpretive facts about the geological forces and plant & aninal life of the region.

Yosemite Valley Stables
Happy Isle Loop Road
Yosemite, California 95389
(209) 372-8348
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Wawona Stables - Yosemite are located off Highway 41 in Yosemite's southern, high-country community of Wawona. The stables at Wawona offer everything from easy horseback riding around the Wawona Golf Course to backcountry riding to Glacier Point or Chilnualna Falls, one of Yosemite's least visited waterfalls.

Wawona Stables
Chilnualna Falls Road
Yosemite, California 95389
(209) 375-6502
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Yosemite Trails Pack Station - Fish Camp is located just outside the south entrance of Yosemite and to the east of Highway 41, near the Tenaya Lodge. The stables at Yosemite Trails offers 1-hour to half-day horseback riding that takes you into the southern portion of Yosemite National Park. Imagine riding horseback into the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias the way John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt would have done over a century ago. Also offered are chuckwagon jamborees and sleigh rides.

Yosemite Trails Pack Station
Jackson/Big Sandy Road
Fish Camp, California 93623
(559) 683-7611
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